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Assam Students Expand Bird Nest Conservation Day Across Golaghat and Majuli

This year’s drive prioritizes native saplings to foster natural nests before the March–July breeding season.

Overview

  • On February 14, centralized observances were held at Bongaon Chola Higher Secondary School in Golaghat and at Kamalabari Academy in Majuli.
  • Students from 16 schools in Golaghat and 40 in Majuli took part in the expanded effort.
  • Local NGOs GRASS and Ashroy partnered with the student group Chorai Bandhob to scale up activities across the districts.
  • Organisers shifted focus from last year’s terracotta platforms to planting and conserving native, fruit‑bearing trees to support natural nesting.
  • Outreach engaged many pupils from Adivasi tea‑garden families through exhibitions, dance dramas and seminars on nest protection.